[Pengantar B.Inggris 2 Periode 2] Writing : High Cost Economy in Indonesia

Problems of high cost economy is largely dominated by a few factors, Nazamuddin (2007) stated that there are four kinds of economic practices the high costs usually occur, namely:
1. Illegal levies;
2. Formal charges based on tax regulations with relatively high rates;
3. Imposition of double taxation and multi-layered;
4. Long bureaucratic.
Obstructions or leaks from the barriers that impede the minor, the major or even shut down the development process itself. Obstructions or leaks are often termed the ‘bottlenecking’.

The group made the announcement upon release of a new report, 'DFID - Department for International Deceit?', which is highly critical of the UK's so-called 'green aid'

programs in Indonesia.

World Growth Chairman Ambassador Alan Oxley, said that the UK's current aid programmes in Indonesia concentrate entirely on environmental outcomes and neglect Indonesia's development priorities.

“The UK decision to cut all aid to Indonesia, other than environmental aid, mirrors a lamentable trend among Western donors to reduce spending on programs that promote economic growth," he said.

UK bilateral aid spending in Indonesia through its aid agency - the Department for International Development (DFID) --  is dominated by two policy areas: illegal logging and so-called low carbon development."

The UK Government has taken the lead on regulating imports of timber products into the European Union. The EU's own modelling indicates that this will cost the Indonesian timber sector as much as $2.1 billion annually and result in the loss of 450,000 jobs.